Mussolini and Fascism

<p>The early twentieth century in Italy was a crucial period in its history. <em>Mussolini and Fascism</em> surveys all the important issues and topics of the period including the origins and rise of Fascism, Mussolini as Prime Minister and Dictator, the Totalitarian state, foreign policy and the Second World War. It also examines how Italian Fascism compared to other inter-war dictatorships.</p> Chapter 1 Liberal Italy and the Origins of Fascism; Chapter 2 The Rise of Fascism; Chapter 3 From Prime Minister to Dictator, 1922 to 1926; Chapter 4 A Totalitarian Regime?; Chapter 5 ‘Transforming Italy’; Chapter 6 ‘Great, Respected and Feared’; Chapter 7 ‘A Brutal Friendship’?; Chapter 8 Fascism and Nazism;